Rolling Stone — Today marks the 51st anniversary of “The Day the Music Died,” when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa. The musicians were in the middle of their Winter Dance Party tour — which also f... more info

MVSW — It’s been 51 years since  The Day the Music Died From Wikipedia: The Day the Music Died refers to February 3, 1959, a date on which a small-plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, United States, killed three popular American rock and roll musicians: ... more info

Pop Candy — On Feb. 3, 1959, a small plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson crashed in a snowy Iowa cornfield. More than 50 years later, the loss of these talents is still felt -- and the story is still terribly sad to he... more info

Stereogum — That early, noisier Slumberland sound I rhapsodized about on the label's 20th anniversary -- see Black Tambourine, the Ropers, Henry's Dress, Swirlies, Lilys -- pops up all over the place these days in subtle and not-so-subtle nods, so it's good timi... more info

Guardian Music — Irish rockabilly singer Imelda May on the woman who made it all possible"My first introduction to rockabilly was early Elvis, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, then later I heard a song called Fujiyama Mama by Wanda Jackson. I just loved ... more info

Guardian Music — These good-looking, good ole boys with beards have been described as the unplugged Kings of LeonHometown: Concord, North Carolina.The lineup: Scott Avett (vocals, banjo, drums), Seth Avett (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums), Bob Crawford (vocals, bas... more info

411 Mania — Wherever you see black framed glasses, button down shirts, and pants made for floods odds are strong that there is a “nerd” in your company. In this edition of The Savage Animal, 411’s Mikey MiGo takes a look at his top ten... more info

Chorus.fm — Watch *Good Old War (http://absolutepunk.net/goodoldwar)* perform "Looking For Shelter" and a cover of "Buddy Holly" here (http://streettalkin.com/category/philly-radio-exclusives/radio-1045/). Submitted by Keagan2387 more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Though their time on the music stage was brief, they became signature sounds in rock, and these recordings display their evolution as artists. Though their tim... more info

Fantastic Weapon — I get really, really skeptical when bands who send me music to review list REALLY GOOD artists under their "Influences." So I was immediately expecting an aural atrocity when I visited Daddy Lion's myspace page and they had the following artists list... more info